Automobile-light-circuit controller.



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APPLICATION FILED JAN.,4.I9I1.

Patentedv Nov. 27; 1911..-

Vi/ithessesy l, Attorneys A. MORRISON @1.11. Ducs.' AuomoslLE LIGHT cl'nculrconvouin;

rammed Nov. 2 7. 1917".

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APPLICATIMI FILED )MLM 19H.`

UNITED STATES PATENT Bnnrir. Moimisoiv AND JOHANNES H. DU1s,`or FLANAGAN, lrLLnvoIs.

AUTOMOBILE-LIGHT-CIBUIT CONTROLLER l To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, BERTIE A. MORRISON and JOHANNES H. Dois, citizens of the' machine is operating above a redetermined -speed, and to cut out one of t e head-flights when the speed of the machineis decreased, in order that the single head-light 4will be supplied with suicient electrical energy to maintain its brilliancy.

-Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the nature indicated oper-r able for disconnecting the tail light from the ma eto or (gherator when the automobile is 'eft stan g or its engine stopped, and for connecting the-tail li ht in circuit a battery to keep the tail light ener- A further -object of the invention is the provision of a novel. and improved controller applicable to the carbureter and intake manifold to be operated by the throttle controlling means for accomplishing the results 'above pointed out.

The Vinvention also has for its object the provision of a controller of the nature indicated which is comparatively simple and 1n- 've in construction,- which can be readexpensi ily applied; and which will be thoroughly practical and eilicient in use.

With the foregoing and other ob]ects 1n .view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the comination and arrangement of parts and in the details-of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that chan es in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can De made within the scope of what is claimedwithout de arting from the spirit of the invention.

1)"he invention is illustrated panying drawings, wherein :-v Y Fi lighting system including the controller.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the controller Specification o1' Letters Patent.

in the accomre 1 is a diagrammatical view of the 'l Patented Noam, 1917.

application mea January 4, 191?. serial N. 140,622.

taken on vthe 1in@ 2 2 of Fig.,4, portions being shown .in elevation and portions being broken away.

3 is an elevation of the controller, Fig. 4 is a plan view thereof.

- Before describin inl detail the construction of the contro ler, reference is had t0- Fig. 1 which illustrates the lighting system of a Ford or similarly e uipped automobile.

This figure illustrates t e two headA lights'.

Vals

or lamps 1 and 2,- the tail llight or lamp'3,

'and magneto or generator 4 which'has one terminal connected by a conductor- 5 with one terminal of the lamp Y1.' The other 'terminal of said lamp is connected with one terminal of the lamp2 by a conductor 6, and. the other terminal of the lamp 2 is grounded to the frame of the automobile,`

as at 7. A conductor 8' is connected to the other terminalV of the generator 4,. and?Y is connected by means of the present controller witha conductor 9 connected to one terminal of the lamp4 3, the other terminal having a conductor 10 connected thereto which 4is lgrounded to the frame as will hereinaftermore fully appear.

In carrying out the .inventio circuits, said controller embodying a horizontally elongated casin 12 of suitable material 1n which a switc member or block 19 is mounted vfor slidin movement, the member 19 being preferab y of suitable insulating material. The member 19 is provided with two U-shaped -cavities or assages 20 and 21, and contact pins 22 a-n 23 are slidable in the terminals of the cavity 20 and a coiled wire expansion spring 24 is disposed within the intermediate portion of said cavity and its terminals bear ainst the pins 22 and 23 tending to proje'f pins from the cavit Similarly, 'contact pins 25 and 26 are s idable within the: fer- .sin

12 carries va series of 'insulated binding posts 28, 29, 30, 31 and I32 having the rounded contacts 33 u on the interior of thecasing to be engage by the contact pins. A stem 34 is attached to one end of the switch member 19 and projects slidably through the respective end of the casing, being provided at wire expansion spring 35 surrounds the stem Vits outer end with a knob 35, and a coiled 34 and is confined between the member 19 and Aend .of the casing for normally moving the member 19'to the position illustrated in Fig. l2 with the pins 22 and enga 'ng the contacts of the binding posts 2S an 29, re-

bindin oste and 31.4" lrVhenthemember 19is.s i against the tension of the spring 36', to the right as seen in' Fig. 2, the contact pins are removed from said contacts, and

the contactpinsQ and-26 are adaptedto -move into engagementwith the contacts of the respective binding posts 3l and The binding pos; 230 is grmmcled to the frame, as at 3Q', the binding 15o-.Ir Il] is eon nectedby a branch conductor-23T with the conductor-l0, and the binding post 32 is connected vby a conductor 3S with one pole of the vbattery 39 which has its other pole con nected'by a conductor .40 with the conduc tor 9.

The casing 12 is supported by a bracket 13 having the slotr openinv 14 adjacent to the casing, and hz'tn the lotted or notched ears l5 engageable with the bolts 16 which clampthe carbureter-17- to the intake' manifold-18, so that the throttle lever 41 of the .-,carbureter can' project through the slot 14 .so

to work therein in throttling the engine, by

means of the rod 42 connected. tosad lever.-

The member 19 has a depending lug 43 in Fig. 2.

19 is used for disconnecting the tail llght,

the' throttle valveis moved toward working in a slot 44 in the casing and pro-l jecting into the 'slot 14. The lug 43 is' so -arranged that when'the lever 41 1s swung. to

'its extreme position for completely opening. the throttle valve, the lever 41-engages the lug 43and slides the member 19 against the tension of. the spring 36 to the ri ht, as seen This movement of t e memberl from the generator and connecting it to the battery 39. y Y l In order to shunt out the lamp 2- when closed position for retarding the speed of the en- 'gine, which ordinarily decreases the current -sup lied by the generator or ma suc an extent, that `the head ights are fdimmed, 4an outstanding insulated contact' pin-45 is carried by the casingzlZ in the path of movement of the contact 4 slidable upon I 'the' operatingrod 42 of the. throttle arm or lever 41. The contact 47 has a stem 4 8 slid- 'abl'ethrough an adjustable member 49 upon the rod 42, and a. coiled wire' expansion pnng 50 surrounds the stem 48 and is conned lbetween the contact 47 and member '49 to=yieldably project the contact 47. The

conta't lfl-'and contact pin '45 are so arranged that-when the throttle lever 41 is 'swungtopartially close the throttle valve for decreasing the speed -of the engine below ai certain amount, said contact and contact pin engage one another. The contact 'pin' eto 4 tpis increased, the"contact 47 bein from the contact pin 45.49,

45 is connected by a conductoril with the conductor 6 between the lamps 1 and 2, and' A Thus when the rod 42 is' valve, the contact 47 lwill Strike the following lighting circuit is closed:

The generator' 4, conductor 5, lamp 1, conductor 6, lamp A2, conductor 7, ground, condncftor 34)', binding post 30, conductor 10,

lamp conduct-or 9, binding post 29, pin

spring 24,

pin binding post 28 and mnductor 8'.'

The head. and tail lights are therefore connected in series with the generator or magneto and the tai l li bt will assistl in protect-in the; head lig ts. It is assumed that the. contact 7 is. removed from the contact pin 45 'when current also flows through this` spf asabove described, and in this position of the contact 47, the throttle valve isi open sucentlyV to o rate theen eat heigh speed, or at a sp above -a p etermin vaxnoutlci;i in which event, the generator 4 is' o' at a. sutlicient speed to sntpxply electrical energy for lighting all .ofe lamps.. v When the. throttle valve is'closeda certain amount,

thecont-act 47 is broughtagainsttlie con` tact pin 45wbi'chwi1l-sbnnt orcut out the lamp .2, so that-the decreased electrical en ergy created bythje. generator-will besucient to the =ofthe lamp 1, thereb giving suici'ent liv t for illuminatin-g, e road ahead.` When the contact 47 engages the' contact pin 45, the current instead of flowin between the conductors? an ".30, wll'filowvfrom the conductorV -6 along .conductorji46 pin .45,

contact. 47, and following the 'path ofleastsstance, thereby lighting larn the lamp 2 isextngmshed. When e speed rings .the lamp 2 into the created by the cient to also lig enerator. 14-now t the lamp 2,

When. the automobileis at -a or I the engine stopped, so that ther.tail ht would no longer be supplied with electrical energy, energized 'by movmgthe throttlelever 41 to extreme openpositionfwhen it will oontact with the lug 43 and move said lug and 26 are brought into engagement with the removed circuit, the e ectrcal en said taill light be maintained Aswitch member 19. The contact ins 22, 23,

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vmember l1.9 `bac Y again bringing contacts of the res ctive binding posts 31` the pin`s'25 and 26 and the spring27. The following batter .circuit isy therefore closed: `Battery 39, con ufctor 40, art of conductor `9,- lainp '3, conduct-or 10, b

37, binding post 31, in 25 which now engages contact` of'binding post 31, spring 27, pin 26.binding post 32 which is now enged by pin 26 and conductor 38., The amp 3,;,i thereo're energized to compl with 'the law. When the-engine is starter, the throttle lever L1 being moved away from extreme open position, will release the lug 43 so that the spring 36 will move the switch to normal position, thereby the generator v. vor magneto into the circuit as before. y

HavingLthus described the invention, what is claimed 'as new is: 1. The combination with throttle control ling means, a magneto, a tail light lamp, another lamp, and a circuit including all of Copla; of this patent may be obtained for ranch conductor Y `said lamps and magneto, of a battery, and .means operated by the throttle controlling means and operable when.the'throttlecontrolling means is moved vtoone positioii for opening said Vcircuit and connecting the tail light laxnponly with the battery. l

2. The combination with throttle controlling means, a tailP light lemp,.head light lamps',` a magneto, and a circuit including all of said lamps and magneto, of a battery, means operated by the throttle cont-rolling lamps when the throttle controlling means is moved in'one' direction, and means o erated by the throttle controlling means w en it is moved in the other direction for connecting the tail light lamp only with the battery. i

In testimony that We claim the foregoing at" means for shunting one of the head light as our own, We have hereto -ailixed our signatures.

' BERTIE A. MORRISON.

J OHANNES H. DUTS.

@Ive cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Intenta; Washington, Di E. 

